2022 Yankees Season

[donniesyracuse]

you're a good poster

Now that is nonsense

 

[PoppyHart]

Dimaggio is next.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[br801]

I understand people's recent frustration with Cole. I take comfort in the larger sample size.

Since joining the Yankees in 2020, Cole is 8th in WAR, 11th in ERA, 9th in FIP, and 2nd in xFIP. We might all define "ace" differently, but he has clearly been one of the top 10-15 starting pitchers in baseball during that period. I suspect he will trend towards these numbers as the season goes on.

Also, there is an unfounded narrative that Cole is not a big game pitcher. I suspect that's largely because of his bad performance in last year's wild card game. Despite that, Cole has a 2.93 ERA in 86 postseason innings, which includes three starts with the Yankees in 2020. Again, he might not fit everyone's definition of an "ace," but he is pretty damn good.

He is a very good pitcher who has often come up small in big spots as a Yankee.

 

[donniesyracuse]

He is a very good pitcher who has often come up small in big spots as a Yankee.

One bad postseason start out of four.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[PoppyHart]

Carpenter has to score on that.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Can't tell if he was told to hold up.

 

[PoppyHart]

Gleyber looks lost at the plate.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Josh Donaldson, the RBI machine.

 

[PoppyHart]

If this was soccer, they'd say Benintendi has yet to "open his account" with NY.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Suzyn: "There's a cow running on the field."

(or someone in a cow costume).

Oh my goodness gracious.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Judge base hit

Steals 2nd

Carpenter moves him to 3rd

Gleyber gets him home.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Nestor goes 5.1

Abreu warming.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Albert Pujols getting pinch hit for by a rookie.

That's something you don't say every day.

 

[PoppyHart]

Boone treating this like it’s a wild card game.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Abreu gives up a WP and a single.

That is something you say every day.

 

[br801]

One bad postseason start out of four.

Big spots during the regular season, mainly.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Ben&Jerry with his first Yankee double.

 

[PoppyHart]

A lot of activity at the NootyBaar.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

3 for 11 RISP tonight.

Not great, Bob.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Holmes in for the Bottom of the 8th to face 3-4-5.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Bad Holmes.

 

[JeremyCuse]

Holmes has been less then stellar these last few appearances, yikes.